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05-21-2011, 11:09 PM
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Welcome to the Fact Thread! In this thread, I add five facts each day. It can be pointless, funny, or epic. Enjoy!
All old facts are archived according to month/year.
Only one fact added each day, so since this is new, I know there is only one fact!!
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5/24/11
-Females have a wider peripheral vision than males
-To sell your home faster and for more money, paint it yellow
-Alligators can live for more than 100 years
-The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses
-All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20
5/23/11
-Queen Victoria used marijuana, to help relieve menstrual pain
-A human embryo is smaller than a grain of rice at four weeks old
-Among teens in the U.S., girls account for over 50% of HIV infections
-Daniel Boone hated coonskin camp
-20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code
5/22/11
-In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad
-To burn off one M&M Candy, you need to walk the length of a football field
-Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish Descent
-Only 12 bottles of Coca-Cola were sold the first year it came out
-Identity crisis? About 10% of Jewish households have Christmas Trees
5/21/11
-A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of every year for good luck
-The only fifteen letter word that can be spelled without repeating itself is uncopyrightable
-Pearls melt in vinegar
-Kermit the frog is left handed
-Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stones
-The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was Fred and Wilma Flinstone
-Chained dogs are 3 times more likely to bite than unchained dogs
-In Albania, nodding your head means no, and shaking your head means yes
-In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum
-Baby beavers are called kittens
-A recent study at Harvard has shown that eating chocolate actually helps you live longer
-In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket
-A condom will last about a month when stored in a wallet; any longer and it's more likely to break
-111,111 X 111,111= 12,345,678,987,654,321
-If you attempted to count the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one star every second, it would take approximately 3,000 years to count them all.
-Goodyear Rubber Company researched and concluded that shoes wear out faster on the right than the left foot
-Japanese research concludes that moderate drinking levels boost IQ levels
-As late as 1820, the universe was thought to be 6,000 years old. It is now thought to be between 15 and 20 billion years old
-The city of Tokyo was originally called Edo
-Only 55% of Americans know the sun is a star
-Watermelons can cost up to $100 in Japan
-Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny
-Penguins are not found in the North Pole
-Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult
-Contrary to popular belief, there are no Buddhists in India, nor have there been for about a thousand years
05-22-2011, 09:47 PM
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Originally posted by NeedaLifeSoon
As I'm sure you know , India was the home of the Buddha ( Siddhartha )
Although less than 1% of the Indian population practice buddhism today, that is still over 8 million people.
There are a crap load of Indians about 1.2 billion now, so 8 million is a small number there.
Scary to think that the 2 largest countries in the world make up nearly 40% of the worlds population.
And the third most populated country only makes up less than 4.5% ( Guess who?? )
Although less than 1% of the Indian population practice buddhism today, that is still over 8 million people.
There are a crap load of Indians about 1.2 billion now, so 8 million is a small number there.
Scary to think that the 2 largest countries in the world make up nearly 40% of the worlds population.
And the third most populated country only makes up less than 4.5% ( Guess who?? )
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